Sandrine M. Charles
Brooklyn, NY 11216
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EXPERIENCE
Public Relations Intern 1/2008-5/2008
Cohn & Wolfe 292 Madison Avenue New York, NY
• Work directly on the following accounts: Panasonic, The Body Shop, Pillsbury, and Colgate. Add to Michelin, Softsoap, and 3M client activities
• Within The Body Shop, contributed to the collaborating with MTV short lead media outreach and general media outreach. Currently, I have been involved with writing of press releases and pitching.
• Within Colgate, contributed to the MaxFresh short lead media outreach for the online music contest. Contributed to press releases and pitching.
Public Relations Intern 8/2007-12/2007
Catalyst Public Relations 255 Penn Plaza Suite 403 New York NY
• Work directly on the following accounts daily: Timex, Purina, Yahoo! Finance, Yellow Tail, and Tickets NOW
• With Yellow Tail, worked directly on daily activities, media outreach, Fall event media outreach, and pitching
Work events pertaining assigned accounts while partake in most aspects of the working within the accounts
Press Intern 9/2006-12/2006
VH1 Communications- MTV Networks, 1515 Broadway 20th floor, New York NY 10036
Achieved knowledge within the press department and knowledge about what publicist do behind the scenes and during events.
• Worked on day to day activities from clippings to research
The events which I have been able to work with personally are:
• Hip Hop Honors
• Hip Hop Honors Celebrity Basketball Tournament
• Worked on the red carpet as an acting publicist and worked in the press room
Developed skills within the department in regards to daily activity and press conduction
Communications Intern 6/2006-9/2006
GE Real Estate and Finance, 280 Park Avenue W, 8th Floor New York NY 10017
Achieved the full understanding of the importance of communications within the corporate office. Duties included:
• Web applications
Communication with employees throughout the company world-wide in regards to other employees, activities, updates, and more
EDUCATION
BA Communication Arts (concentration: Public Relations)/ Pre-Law
St. John’s University 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, NY 11439 5/2008
Extra-Curricular: Haraya (Public Relations Chair), Student Government (CPS Representative), Pre Law Society (President)
Affiliations: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.